Mission Statement

THE MISSION OF PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY FOR WOMEN IS TO PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP, DEVELOP WOMEN OF INTELLECT AND INTEGRITY, CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND ENRICH LIVES THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE.

NVAC of Pi Beta Phi Club History

Fifty-six years ago, in 1951, the founders of what would become the Northern Virginia Alumnae Club (NVAC) of Pi Beta Phi, officially approached the Fraternity to charter an alumnae club. Originally chartered as the Arlington-Alexandria Alumnae Club on November 10, 1951, our club had nineteen Founders. Marianne Reid Wild, Grand President, sent the charter to the club along with a personal letter. Our first President, Frances Jacobs Tausig and Marion Cox Walters, the club’s second president, were among many former presidents who participated in the club's 2001 50th Anniversary celebration. In August 1962, the club paid the Fraternity one dollar to change our name to the Northern Virginia Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi, as we are still known today.

Through the years our club has maintained membership above one hundred and frequently over two hundred members. Much like today, the club met in members' homes. Frequently Pi Phis spilled out of the living room as the meetings reached fifty attendees or more. The club has traditionally used Interest Groups as a vehicle for fellowship and small group meetings. Some of the original Interest Groups were the Bridge Group and Book Club. As our interests have grown and developed, so have our Interest Groups and desire to fellowship with other Pi Phis. Over the years the club has also supported our nearby collegiate chapters. We currently offer active support to four area chapters located at the George Washington University, the University of Virginia, Old Dominion University, and Washington & Lee University.

In years past and today, the NVAC has consistently strived for a balanced club life with interest groups, literacy service projects, fundraising and programming that reach women of all ages, from the recent graduate to Golden Arrow. To further promote philanthropic endeavors, the club formed the Arrow Foundation in 1998, one of but a few alumnae clubs that have done so. Each year the Arrow Foundation awards a scholarship to a Pi Beta Phi alumna for continuing education. Over the years, the NVAC has been recognized by the Fraternity for being an “ideal” club and also one that is living the mission of the Fraternity. Through the support and nurturing of our members, many have gone on to be leaders of the Fraternity from regional collegiate and alumnae officers, to Directors and Grand Council members. The NVAC of Pi Beta Phi has, and will continue, to place great importance on a consistent, high quality alumnae experience for Pi Phis of the Northern Virginia region.